Texas Wildfire Conditions Seen Worsening After Brief Respite
- Blaze has now grown into the second-largest in state history
- Residents in Panhandle ordered to evacuate or take shelter
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Dry, windy weather that’s been fanning the worst Texas wildfire in almost two decades will return later this week after a brief respite of rain and snow.
Fires raging across the Texas Panhandle have scorched homes and ranches, menaced an oil refinery and shut schools and highways in the state’s largest conflagration since the East Amarillo Complex in 2006, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service.